The Catfish Fitzroy

23/10/2026

omg guys annual catfish comedy Halloween special is back next week!!!!!! Prizes to be won for the best dressed audience members, so come kitted up in ur best costume for the chance to win! Heaps of awesome acts on and scary catty vibes 🫣 link in bio tix gonna go fast

23/10/2026

One, two, Boog is coming for you.
Three, four, better brown your door.
Five, six, grab your chocolate sticks.
Seven, eight, gonna mutilate.
Nine, ten, WEENED’s back again.

Join us for a Nightmare on Gertrude St, if you dare. 😱

Hello-WEENED ‘26. 🤎

Sat Oct 31st, The Catfish

Don’t sleep, tix on sale now.

21/10/2026

Fun fact — Hello-WEENED 2026 is officially BRING A FRIEND DAY!

A friend’s a friend who knows what being a friend is, so bring your friend to The Catfish on Saturday October 31st and get your faces melted clean off!

Over two hours of some of the brownest s**t you ever did done see, spread across two big sets.

Tix on sale now, mangs. 🍻

20/10/2026

Now discontinued, what was the name of the videocassette format introduced by Sony in 1975?

The answer can be found at 7pm tonight at HAVE BEARD WILL TRIVIA.

HINT: the last word in it's name, is the same name as one of the folks who run Catfish Comedy. However, I am prepared to be totally wrong here and it find out that Monty shares her name with a form of video cassette too.

Make sure you book your table by emailing [email protected]

18/10/2026

13/10/2026

In the 1997 film Titanic, how did Jack receive his ticket to board the ship?

The answer can be found at 7pm TONIGHT.

HINT: games were played.

Make sure you book your table by emailing [email protected]

13/10/2026

This Saturday! Pouring first here at The Catfish, one of Aotearoa’s newest and most awarded breweries! We were lucky enough to have a couple of their beers during the Crafty Pint Pint of Origin, and we’re proud to have these new beers here this weekend. Just landed and cleared customs; they’ll all be tapped Saturday morning… see you when we open our doors! Altitude Brewing ❤️💚💙

13/10/2026

We have some pearlers this week!

Live comedy debate on Friday, Chiptune classics on Saturday, and fantastic songs from an old Catfish favourite on Sunday afternoon.

Get along and show your support for these talented folks!

06/10/2026

Ken Weeks is Australia's oldest living man, and the second oldest man in the world. On October 5, what age did he achieve?

He was born the same year the Ford Assembly line began (as pictured).

The answer can be found at 7pm TONIGHT.

HINT: how many years are 5892.14 weeks as per Ken Weeks' name?

Make sure you book your table by emailing [email protected]

05/10/2026

🖤Gig Guide Time!🖤
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Get on down to The Catfish, Fitzroy for all of our amazing events this week! 😸🐟
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All tix available at the link in our bio 🎫
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TUE: Melbourne’s finest comedians at Catfish Comedy, 7:10pm doors Catfish Comedy 👙
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WED: Get the gang together and test your knowledge at Have Beard, Will Trivia, with 1/2 price wings from Sparrow's Philly Cheesesteaks 🥭
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THU: Hit the stage at the Catfish Open Mic! Hit up Matt from Live Stage Entertainment Australia to book your spot🧞‍♀️
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FRI: ARFID Fundraiser, featuring Funky Town Fish, Heterophobes, Projectile Dysfunction, and Krayola! PROJECTILE DYSFUNCTION HETEROPHOBES Funkytown Fish krayola 🎀 🎺
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SAT (matinee): The Beryls’ Pageant Royale! The Beryls 🌸
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SAT (evening): Abeny Hayes ‘Deathbed Confessional’ EP launch, with Aubany and Hannah And The Heartstrings Abeny Hayes Aubany Hannah and The Heartstrings ✨
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SUN: Live and free in the front bar from 3-5pm, Craig Woodward 🫶
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Gig guide brought to you be the ever-redundant Dylan Cosgriff 🖤
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05/10/2026

Our shows were cosily rammed over the past weekend. Thanks to everyone who played or bought a ticket!

With that in mind, you'd better get in quick for this weeks fantastic line up of gigs from very talented musical folk.

As always, buy a presale ticket from Oztix if you are planning on coming along!

28/09/2026

🐠 Footy’s over, so we can now focus on the real sh*t: The Catfish Gig Guide! 😸
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TUE: Melbourne’s finest comedians at Catfish Comedy, 7:10pm doors 😜
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FRI: Albert Salt with HiHarry and The DRP’s, get your tickets while they’re hot! 🧂
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SAT: tap takeover, so get on down to try beers from Germany’s finest and oldest brewery for Oktoberfest! 🇩🇪
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Also Saturday, present The Beryls: Vicky And Roger’s Pageant Royale! Who will be crowned queen of the Pageant? All will be revealed this Saturday! 🧠
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ALSO Saturday, get the night started right with the headline show of The Liffeys, with support from Lapidatus and Mango Zest 🥭
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SUN: And finally, live and free in the front bar (but worth more than any Radiohead ticket), it’s and His Gringos, featuring a variety of performers 4-6pm 🛁
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Gig guide brought to you by the totally-not-wanted-by-17-countries 🖤
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28/09/2026

How on earth is it October already?!!

The passage of time is terrifying, except when it brings us such great shows from such great artists.

Buy a ticket and COME ON DOWNNN.

24/09/2026

CLOSED TODAY FOR GRAND FINAL EVE.

See you tomorrow at 2pm for the big game. Xx

24/09/2026

We will be closed on Friday September 24th (Grand Final eve) and back open again on Grand Final day (Saturday the 25th of September).

Rest up folks and we'll see you on Grand Final day for the big game. Xx

23/09/2026

What name is given to the appendages near a spider's mouth, used for taste and smell, prey capture, food manipulation, and communication?

The answer can be found at 7pm TONIGHT.

HINT: it's similar to this iconic film villains name.

Make sure you book your table by emailing [email protected]